[Q] Resize widgets with stock launcher - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

Is there any way to resize any widget like CM does with the stock launcher w/Xposed and Gravitybox?

You can resize widgets without any app/hack/whatever on stock launcher on Android.
Just hold the widget and you should be able to resize it by puhing the sides or the top/bottom frames.

username4this said:
You can resize widgets without any app/hack/whatever on stock launcher on Android.
Just hold the widget and you should be able to resize it by puhing the sides or the top/bottom frames.
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That's a negative.
For example, the Pandora widget can be stretched the full width of the screen in CM. I can't do it on the stock launcher.
I'm running 4.4.2 btw.

Dnte1020 said:
Is there any way to resize any widget like CM does with the stock launcher w/Xposed and Gravitybox?
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Yes. The latest version of Gravity Box allows you to resize ANY widget. I've done this with a couple (like sound search widget) that can't normally be resized. :victory:
In the future, please post questions in the Q&A forum. :good:

charesa39 said:
Yes. The latest version of Gravity Box allows you to resize ANY widget. I've done this with a couple (like sound search widget) that can't normally be resized. :victory:
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I have 2.9.5 installed and I cannot find the option that allows that.
charesa39 said:
In the future, please post questions in the Q&A forum. :good:
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Sorry, I'm a newb here.

Dnte1020 said:
I have 2.9.5 installed and I cannot find the option that allows that.
Sorry, I'm a newb here.
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No worries. It should be under Launcher Tweaks. It's under the section where you can customize the icon grid layout.
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charesa39 said:
No worries. It should be under Launcher Tweaks. It's under the section where you can customize the icon grid layout.
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There is no option titled launcher tweaks.

Dnte1020 said:
There is no option titled launcher tweaks.
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By looking at the colors of your icons on top, I take it you don't have KitKat on your N7? Maybe Android 4.3? If so, it looks like you have the wrong version of Gravity Box. You need the one with JB at the end (for Jelly Bean) and not the one with KK (for KitKat). That could be why. I'm on 4.4.2 on my N5 and N7, and both have Launcher Tweaks under where it says Media Tweaks.
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charesa39 said:
By looking at the colors of your icons on top, I take it you don't have KitKat on your N7? Maybe Android 4.3? If so, it looks like you have the wrong version of Gravity Box. You need the one with JB at the end (for Jelly Bean) and not the one with KK (for KitKat). That could be why. I'm on 4.4.2 on my N5 and N7, and both have Launcher Tweaks under where it says Media Tweaks.
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I'm running 4.4.2. I just changed the colors of the icons.

Dnte1020 said:
I'm running 4.4.2. I just changed the colors of the icons.
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Oh. My bad. I kind of thought that could've been the case, but just wanted to make sure. That's weird because mine has it. Are you running the "Google Experience Launcher" (or I guess now known as "Google Home Launcher")? I've attached the screenshot of what mine looks like.
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charesa39 said:
Oh. My bad. I kind of thought that could've been the case, but just wanted to make sure. That's weird because mine has it. Are you running the "Google Experience Launcher" (or I guess now known as "Google Home Launcher")? I've attached the screenshot of what mine looks like.
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I'm running the stock launcher.

Dnte1020 said:
I'm running the stock launcher.
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Oh. My bad. I always think of the Google Now Launcher as the stock launcher since it's stock on my N5, and also installed on my N7. I think it may only work with the Google Now Launcher. I would think that it would still give you the option to change it, and just not change anything if it weren't compatible. Sorry. I feel like I foolishly got your hopes up. You should give the Google Now Launcher a try. It works perfectly on the N7. :thumbup:
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But there still is no answer for the question. Can you resize ang widget without using GravityBox?

Dnte1020 said:
Is there any way to resize any widget like CM does with the stock launcher w/Xposed and Gravitybox?
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Most widgets you can re size but there are still a lot you can't and would need some sort of launcher like nova to resize everything

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[Q] App drawer scrolling on touch wiz

Hi All!
I really love the new TouchWiz but one thing that is annoying is the scrolling on app drawer. it to much iphone and not so comfortable.
so I wonder, is there a way to change the app drawer so it will be scrolling down and has 3D like the stock android/adw?
Thank You!
Switching to an alternative launcher like ADW Launcher EX is probably the easiest solution.
Try the "Nexus"-preset & "Vertical new" for the app drawer!
I think you didn't understood me properly(or maybe I didn't explain myself clear):
I really like what samsung did with the TouchWiz 4. So I want to keep it.
I want just to change the AppDrawer to be vertical scrolling(prefer with 3d).
Is theres a way to do that?
Im used to app drawers with the apps sorted in alfabetic order.
Is there an easy way of doing this in TW4?
danielel said:
I think you didn't understood me properly(or maybe I didn't explain myself clear):
I really like what samsung did with the TouchWiz 4. So I want to keep it.
I want just to change the AppDrawer to be vertical scrolling(prefer with 3d).
Is theres a way to do that?
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In the app drawer, hit menu and then 'List view'. A reboot will default to the original.
No 3d I'm afraid.
Touchwiz app sorter in market. Need to be rooted.
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lgkahn said:
Touchwiz app sorter in market. Need to be rooted.
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Doesn't work.
nobnut said:
Doesn't work.
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yes it does.. prior versions didnt work but latest works.

[MOD] Jelly Bean Launcher; ParanoidAndroid ver. for TabletMod

Hello, I little modded standart JB launcher. It's version without Search Bar and with 5x4 grid size. It works on all JB ROMs
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?brby3heyxun9bch flash it from CWM
Other versions:
Search Bar and 5x4 grid size Download Screenshot
No Search Bar and 5x5 grid size Download Screenshot
Absolutely standart launcher with 2 homescreens Download
Vesion for Tablet Mod
could you do a 5.5 grip possibly please?
Could you please make version without dock divider? Remove that long grey line, but leave short blue one which appears when sliding through home screens.
Thanks!
5x4 with the search bar would be great
But none the less thanks!! I was actually looking for this!
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Thanks a bunch mand was looking for this. Nova was pretty laggy compared to stock
cundiffr said:
5x4 with the search bar would be great
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will try do this tomorrow, if i could
gerikss said:
Could you please make version without dock divider? Remove that long grey line, but leave short blue one which appears when sliding through home screens.
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not a fact
FufNuf said:
will try do this tomorrow, if i could
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That would be awesome
I was going to do it tonight for myself, but more pressing things came up, I can wait for tomorrow
FufNuf said:
will try do this tomorrow, if i could
not a fact
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I appreciate it!
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I have been looking for this since i flashed JB .. THANKS DUDE
Is it possible to also get a 7x6 version?
Will this work on any ROM?
cundiffr said:
5x4 with the search bar would be great
But none the less thanks!! I was actually looking for this!
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+1
sHaHiN786 said:
Will this work on any ROM?
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yep, it works on all jb ROMs
if you desire to put out a tutorial on this I would love to attempt a 6x4, that to me is the sweet spot and yes stock launcher is much more responsive than nova betas at the moment.
Good news, i've made version with search bar and 5x4 grid size, i'll add it soon in 1-st post. Over ver. later. i am quite busy now
How to??
Do you know that how to change app drawer transparent 0??
Is there any dropoff in performance? I really want to use a custom/modded launcher but don't want to lose the smoothness of stock jb.
Sweet can you make a 5x5
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installed just now, everything ok! nice work!
fredryk said:
Is there any dropoff in performance? I really want to use a custom/modded launcher but don't want to lose the smoothness of stock jb.
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No, I t's a full stock launcher, all ok and smooth.
Dsmforlife92 said:
Sweet can you make a 5x5
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yeah, I have 5x5 version but it's not correct right now, I will fix it tomorrow when I back home and post here.

[REQ] Genie widget/stock news and weather

I miss the stock news and weather app on the n7. Anyone know what all I would need to pull from a stock rom or from CM10? Thanks.
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Same here looking al over for it.
I copied the Genie .apk from my Droid X to my generic ICS 4.0.3 tablet, and it worked.
Nate2 said:
I copied the Genie .apk from my Droid X to my generic ICS 4.0.3 tablet, and it worked.
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i tried using a apk from an ics rom and it only said network error and there was no menu option on the soft keys...
Pretty sure the grnie widget isn't compatible with JB
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Posted this in another thread, but this one works fine on the N7.
That said, the Google service seems to be down, has been down all day for me, on all my devices, which span Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ICS, and Jellybean.
Croak said:
Posted this in another thread, but this one works fine on the N7.
That said, the Google service seems to be down, has been down all day for me, on all my devices, which span Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ICS, and Jellybean.
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Mine started working again this morning, having been down for most of yesterday.
Works good just can't get into the setting to change anything or customize my feeds. I though the galaxy nexus didn't have a physical menu key, I figured it would trigger the on screen menu key automatically.
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Works well, but is there any way to make the widget bigger? Looks kinda small on the N7 home screen.
BuddhaTB said:
Works well, but is there any way to make the widget bigger? Looks kinda small on the N7 home screen.
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If you use Apex or another 3rd party launcher you can re-size it. Sadly, the JB launcher isn't quite as versatile as the 3rd party ones when it comes to resizing widgets, I believe it relies on the widget itself to tell it what sizes it can be and if that information is lacking in older widgets, she no resize.
jltyler said:
Works good just can't get into the setting to change anything or customize my feeds. I though the galaxy nexus didn't have a physical menu key, I figured it would trigger the on screen menu key automatically.
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Try this one instead, has 3-dot menu.
Croak said:
Try this one instead, has 3-dot menu.
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Bro you fricken rock this is exactly what I needed.
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Just curious...what's so cool about this widget?
clankfu said:
Just curious...what's so cool about this widget?
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Nothing really cool about it, I don't even use the widget. It's just a good news reader for me.
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Croak said:
Try this one instead, has 3-dot menu.
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Dude thank you for this!

[Q] A launcher that is closer to stock?

Hello all. I've been using nova launcher for a long time and I've been irritated a little because nova is not a complete replica of the stock android launcher (android 4.2). What I mean is, it looks similar but the spacing of the icons are not right (which I am able to adjust through nova settings) and the folder when opened its too close to the edge of my screen. Is there any other launcher that can possibly give me the closest feel to stock launcher apart from the stock launcher itself?
Thanks
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Try Holo Launcher
Nova launcher
daxisalive said:
Hello all. I've been using nova launcher for a long time and I've been irritated a little because nova is not a complete replica of the stock android launcher (android 4.2). What I mean is, it looks similar but the spacing of the icons are not right (which I am able to adjust through nova settings) and the folder when opened its too close to the edge of my screen. Is there any other launcher that can possibly give me the closest feel to stock launcher apart from the stock launcher itself?
Thanks
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Why can't you just use stock launcher? People who want a complete replica of stock launcher...use stock launcher.
freduser said:
Nova launcher
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Lol did you even read his post ?
beekay201 said:
Why can't you just use stock launcher? People who want a complete replica of stock launcher...use stock launcher.
Lol did you even read his post ?
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My mistake, I did but apparently I wasn't too terribly awake lol... sorry bout that
freduser said:
My mistake, I did but apparently I wasn't too terribly awake lol... sorry bout that
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np mate; i suspected as much, otherwise you wouldn't have suggested it, too obvious ha ha ha :silly:
The screen shot is from my phone using Nova launcher. It looks exactly like stock. All you have to do is set margins to Large and dock margins to large and it's done.
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DroidOnRoids said:
The screen shot is from my phone using Nova launcher. It looks exactly like stock. All you have to do is set margins to Large and dock margins to large and it's done.
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That I can do, but what I don't like is how the folders are pushed to the edge. There's supposed to be a bit more gap than the whats in default by nova.
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beekay201 said:
Why can't you just use stock launcher? People who want a complete replica of stock launcher...use stock launcher.
Lol did you even read his post ?
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I'd use stock launcher if it offered custom icon support...
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daxisalive said:
I'd use stock launcher if it offered custom icon support...
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DIY
10chars
beekay201 said:
DIY
10chars
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LOL. I wish I could...
Sent from... what? SENT? ALEADY?
Try trebuchet launcher it's a winner for me - smooth, slim and solid
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DroidOnRoids said:
The screen shot is from my phone using Nova launcher. It looks exactly like stock. All you have to do is set margins to Large and dock margins to large and it's done.
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Except it's not. The icons are at the top of their "areas" so there's a large gap at the bottom and almost none at the top. Changing the spacing affects both, so they are never even. Widgets seems to work properly. This has always bothered me about nova.
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daxisalive said:
I'd use stock launcher if it offered custom icon support...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265420 grab xposed and this app and you can change icons in stock launcher.
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novaaaaaa
Nova launcher...
the fastest and rich of features!
:good:
Maintainer please close this thread. Thank you
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Can't live without nova prime launcher, the fact I can place more apps in folders an get rid of the useless stock search bar at top is worth it alone.
my question, why would they make a replica of Default launcher? if they're making a launcher they want to make sure its different and nothing like the default one..
if you know what i mean.. and btw i use nova launcher and i think its pretty neat and easy to use..
nova launcher is the best

touchwiz for nexus 4 (4.3) without rom

someone can give me TW launcher for nexus 4 jelly bean (without root )
dvidmolla said:
someone can give me TW launcher for nexus 4 jelly bean (without root )
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TW Launcher is Samsung ...
Take Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher and this Launcher make very nice JOB or look here in XDA TW Launcher 5...
There's one in the galaxy nexus themes and apps section, you'll have to find it, but I've used it before and it works just fine. Or the second alternative is to use the search function and find it, that would have worked instead of creating a new post.
You can't have two launcher without root ... Just search in galaxy nexus themes and apps ull find it its by omarmc as I remember .....just search before post .
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tw launcher
sakunakia said:
You can't have two launcher without root ... Just search in galaxy nexus themes and apps ull find it its by omarmc as I remember .....just search before post .
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but all the TW launcher must rooted phone
Yes when will you change the Launcher2.apk (is TW) then you need root.
Install the Nova Launcher and runs really well.
You can adjust and change as many gestures, icons, dock and more and it runs without stuttering or crash.
For me, the best launcher in Android systems.
look here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=de
dvidmolla said:
someone can give me TW launcher for nexus 4 jelly bean (without root )
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236937
kaiviti2 said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236937
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NO! that launcher is a fake. It is the Galaxy S3 bad dimensioned launcher with changed page indicators to look as S4.
Try this out
Launcher
This is well resized for nexus 4
luiseteyo said:
NO! that launcher is a fake. It is the Galaxy S3 bad dimensioned launcher with changed page indicators to look as S4.
Try this out
Launcher
This is well resized for nexus 4
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This will work with 4.3 but is buggy... the rendering differences between TW and 4.3 frameworks causes the page transitions to be 'flicky' ... not at all fluid.
Why must you do this to a Nexus?
eksasol said:
Why must you do this to a Nexus?
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Because you like TW interface??
^ I second that!
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WTH do you want to pollute a nexus with touchwiz of all things? Makes no sense. As others say use quality like nova /paid version. It is amazing. People root Samsung to get rid of touchwiz. Buy a Samsung
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It's a matter of likes and dislikes. Did anyone stop people from removing touchwiz? Why would you stop someone from installing it then?
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I've had action launcher so just install that swag everywhere and get that guap
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